by Dale Coparanis
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October 27, 2006

Photo by Dale Coparanis

November 06, 2009 03:27 PM EST (Updated: December 28, 2009 10:46 PM EST)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Samson Barini, assigned to Charlie 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, tries to communicate with a small Iraqi boy, as they sit in the court yard of the Manara primary school, north of Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 24. Barini and U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd of the 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade, distributed more than 600 backpacks during a humanitarian-aid mission. (Photo by U.S. Army)
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Comments: 10

misty t. Nov 6, 2009, 3:45pm EST
doing something great for a our country plus taking time out to talk to the kids !! SOLDIERS ROCK !!!
david f. Nov 6, 2009, 4:25pm EST
awesome pic!
Randi Burnham-Brown Nov 6, 2009, 7:44pm EST
Great pic. We are proud of our troops!
Vinod Sailes Nov 7, 2009, 1:32am EST
Beautiful click - Uniform interacting with a toddler. A rare signal and a message that inside every uniform, there is a hidden human who is yearning to get through his message of love to others.
Charles Temm JR Nov 7, 2009, 3:36pm EST
Great shot Dale. More of this might be useful to show it's not all about killing/destruction over there.
Dale Coparanis Nov 7, 2009, 8:05pm EST
I get these photos off of Army Knowledge Online (www.us.army.mil). It's amazing that they are so available yet no one ever sees these.
Charles Temm JR Nov 8, 2009, 10:32am EST
Most people honestly don't care and still others don't know about it.
Dan R. Nov 8, 2009, 10:37am EST
That kid looks so tiny to the guy.

I have talked to so many soldiers that have returned, and want to go back. They feel they are doing so much good there, and they can see it. I think this picture shows that in such few words.
vickey w Dec 28, 2009, 10:31pm EST
Its good to bring out the good things in this war... Thanks Dale...
TICA M. Dec 28, 2009, 10:46pm EST
Thank you for this picture. It tells so much.

I know that the American soldier is just as good and kind as their equivalents in civilian life. I sometimes meet some of these fine young men and women in my line of work. I appreciate what they do.

After the hurricane my husband and I went to get clean water that was trucked in. Two young soldiers were apparently told to stand some distance away from the distribution line. I think that they were there to help those who may not have been sure about where to go to get in line. I went over to thank them and to take their picture. One of them shook my hand and called me mam. He was so polite and charming. The other one snapped his fingers and made a very odd hand gesture. I tried to follow with a similar gesture, but could not. All three of us had a laugh at my clumsiness. In such a sad moment it was a great relief to laugh. I will always be grateful for the good guys who wear america's uniforms.

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